Amended Q4 filing shows Maes gubernatorial campaign with $5.48

An amended campaign finance report filed today by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes shows his campaign finished 2009 with $5.48 in the bank and not $4,374.52 in the red, as the campaign previously reported.

The amended filing notes that Maes, an Evergreen businessman, raised slighlty more than $10,000 in the fourth quarter — not the $5,695 it previously reported.

AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT COMMUNICATING WITH MS HOUGH AND AFTER THE DENVER POST PRINTED AN ARTICLE ASKING “WHERE IS DAN MAES’ TREASURER” MS. HOUGH REACHED OUT TO US TO ADVISE THAT SHE HAD NO INTENT IN COMPLETING THE PROJECT AS SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY. ON TUESDAY JAN 19TH WE RETRIEVED OUR NECESSARY PAPER WORK FROM MS HOUGH’S OFFICE AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED WORKING ON CORRECTING OUR SUBMISSION AND HAVING IT COMPLETED WITHIN 24 HOURS. MS. HOUGH’S BEHAVIOR WAS A COMPLETE SUPRISE TO US, IF SHE HAD COMMUNICATED IN ANY WAY THAT SHE WAS NOT INTERESTED IN PERFORMING THIS SUBMISSION ON THURSDAY THE 14TH WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION THEN AND HAD THE REPORT SUBMITTED ON TIME.

“As previously reported, we rushed to report our Q4 numbers as a result of a miscommunication with our contract processor,” Karen Maes said in a release. ” In the rush we reported our expenses but failed to report all contributions in an effort to file as quickly as possible. This reflected a negative balance which concerned some of our supporters and provided certain interests with unfounded fodder to attack our campaign. We hope this amended and accurate report addresses the situation. We are very pleased with the over 500 new contributors to our campaign year to date. We look forward to making our next report in a timely fashion.”

Back in the day whenever we would get short of cash we would scour the construction sites for pop bottles. The Maes campaign should start checking the sides of roads for aluminum cans and cash them in.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.